L.A. County’s kratom sales ban harms some who use it for pain and opioid withdrawal
Nearly four months ago, Los Angeles County banned the sale of kratom, as well as 7-OH, the synthetic…
California mushroom poisonings are on the rise. Here’s what’s being done to curb exposure
David Yturralde arrived at the mushroom talk in Newport Beach recently armed with a pen and paper and…
Tuberculosis outbreak reported at Catholic high school in Bay Area. Cases statewide are climbing
Public health officials in Northern California are investigating a tuberculosis outbreak, identifying more than 50 cases at a…
Brain-infecting ‘raccoon roundworm’ parasite found in dog in San Fernando Valley
A healthy dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to be infected with a parasite commonly found…
‘Largest outbreak that we’ve seen in California.’ Death cap mushrooms linked to deaths, hospitalizations
An exceptionally wet December has contributed to an abundance of death cap mushrooms, or Amanita phalloides, on the…
What RFK Jr.’s hep B vaccine rollback means for California
For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of…